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CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK The sides are dueling over the Nov.

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Former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates, who has pleaded guilty in The New York Times reported Monday.  Gates reportedly solicited plans to use social media manipulation and to gather intelligence to help Trump defeat his opponents in the Republican primary, as well as Democratic presidential nominee MORE in the general election.  Gates sought a proposal from a company staffed by former Israeli intelligence officers, Psy-Group, to use fake identities to sway 5,000 Republican National Convention delegates by attacking Sen.

MORE said Monday that he expects a lot of Democratic voters to support Republican candidates in the upcoming midterms because of how the party's lawmakers handled sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. "The main base of the Democrats have shifted so far left that we’ll end up being Venezuela. This country would end up being Venezuela. I think a lot of Democrats are going to be voting Republican on Nov.

Sen. MORE (D-Ind.) and businessman and former state Rep. Mike Braun (R) clashed in their first Senate debate that was dominated by heated exchanges on health care, the Supreme Court confirmation fight and party leadership. Donnelly is running for a second term in a state that MORE won by 19 points in 2016. The Democratic senator highlighted his record of backing Trump’s agenda, while distancing himself from the Democratic Party.

MORE's job is safe, at least for now.  "I’m not making any changes.

MORE (R-Ky.), who received a standing ovation upon entering the room on Monday, have bet that victory, combined with fervent anti-Kavanaugh protests that broke out inside and around the Captiol in recent weeks, will ignite the Republican base ahead of the midterm elections. Earlier Monday, Trump dismissed the allegations of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh as a “hoax that was set up by the Democrats."  “It was all made up, it was fabricated and it’s a disgrace,” Trump told reporters. “And I think it’s going to really show you something come Nov.